Kid in the Riot

Interesting from Comp Dog, one assunes this story comes from Kirtsen...but still. Shows the ECB cosy club for what it is.

Totally agree. Happened to me three years ago and I did subsequently end up in hospital with pneumonia. I had requested antibiotics at a GP appointment four days earlier and she refused saying "give it another week". Similar to you, I'm asthmatic, and sometimes you just know a virus isn't going to shift without antibiotics. I don't take any chances now. In fact, only last month I was prescribed them for a virus that wouldn't shift. To be perfectly honest with you, my advice would to be slightly embellish the details, if you need to. A GP definitely doesn't always know best, in my experience, and as every patient is different, nor would I expect them to.

The fact you are insinuating that it could have been LJ's decision to sell Ayling for peanuts shows how little you know about what goes on at the club, and what the chain of command was... You probably think the decision to sack SC was LJs fault too.

Lansdown has now spent £214m on City, but is still owed £96m from the club ?

Wow indeed. But wages in the Championship significantly increased across the board over that 2015-2021 period, as did our revenue due to the redevelopment of AG, enabling us to spend a lot more on wages. Also, even with a circa £30m annual wage budget, that was still usually only 12-14th highest in the Championship.

It'll be the year 2038 and you'll still be blaming LJ for the woes of Bristol City. Perhaps you could run your theory past us, of how a man not responsible for negotiating or agreeing wages of new signings nor signing those deals off, is responsible for a £38m business loss? Thanks in advance.

I think it's a case if the tail wagging the dog though, as it's the players that can earn more money through white ball cricket, than first class. I'm guessing white ball cricket is far more popular globally too. You only have to look at the near empty stadiums, which I have seen first hand, in India for example for Tests. The Hundred may not earn money at the moment but the ECB hold exclusive rights to the format, so if it is successful they can sell the rights globally for a fortune. For that reason, it's here to stay for the time being.

This is the elephant in the room. Realistically, how long left has 5 day Test cricket got when there's so much money and interest in white ball cricket? Speaking to a couple of local kids coaches over the summer, and they say that kids turn up to sessions and just want to learn how to smash the ball everywhere. They aren't interesting in learning defence and the more nuanced aspects of batting. They just want to hit the ball out the park as often as possible. This change is mindset and coaching will likely have a profound effect on first class and Test cricket over the next decade. It won't just impact on England but all the other Test sides too. I know purists are fully against it but I think at least a move to 4-day Tests is inevitable at some point.

Because his time as first team coach at the club coincided with, arguably, the worst coached City side ever.

Is that the same Pato that has scored less goals than Weimann this season? And has a slightly inferior 'minutes per goal' ratio too?

15 of which were as a substitute! He started two league games at Leeds, he'd have started every single one he was available for here. I recall Ian Wright saying at the time he/Arsenal had made the wrong decision.

Correct. You were obviously reading my posts at the time carefully. As it happens, Nketiah definitely made the wrong move, as Bielsa barely played him.

Observant onlookers may have noticed that Callum Doyle was starting for S'land tonight on loan from Man City, and that LJ was sat next to Brian Marwood (Man City's Global DoF) at Newcastle U on Sunday. Yet we didn't get any Man City players on loan or otherwise while LJ was here. Wonder why that was....

He's been linked with Barca and Real, and heralded as the best player to ever set foot in Hale End, so little surprise. He's got a big future and what a way to start his senior career. Fair enough, was listening on the wireless and they didn't make that clear. My point regards Pepe v COD remains though. We don't generally get in behind teams, so wouldn't help us v Sunderland at all.

Might be easy for £72m Pepe, probably not so much for Callum O'Dowda. They aren't playing full backs anyway btw - they're playing a back three with wing-backs.

Yep, massive club are Sunderland. Despite the crap you read on social media LJ is currently very popular on Wearside. Doing a good job, but of course ultimately needs to deliver promotion.

Agree, and I heard Aggers say the same too. He also opined that recently Broad & Anderson have become more worried about conceding runs than getting wickets.

I think Root is trying to assert some authority with the bowlers, as they aren't doing as they're told imo. It's not like he wasn't critical of the batting. That's clearly the main concern, though you could argue our batsman are also seriously lacking in practice/experience in Aussie conditions (certainly the openers where the main problem lies). And that's the thing with Broad and Anderson - they should know how to bowl in these conditions, given their experience. Notwithstanding this, the whole squad is being hung out to dry by the ECB who haven't given Root and the Test side the support it has needed for years, with white ball cricket prioritised instead. You reap what you sow.

Bowling the right length would help though, and Anderson and Broad have been guilty of this for a couple of years now. Both wield too much power in the national team. Legends they may be, but they have too much influence for me. Particularly Jimmy who has basically been told "you'll always get in the team until you decide to retire". Shouldn't be down to the player.

Where does that optimism come from?! Very sure we'll be under different ownership by then, so it'll be an interesting next few years one way or another.

Lacks proper power too though? Still slaps a little. 114-112 on one scorecard is a joke with the knockdowns

What a round!

Thought the same. Real quick. Del looks sluggish already. Parker can finish this soon I think.

Proper rib breaker! Cullen didn't deal with Sadjo at all well. He could've not taken the fight tbf to him as Sadjo was such a late replacement, based on that maybe he shouldn't have!

I believe Parker when he says he's going to be more aggressive this time, especially given the shape he's in and with an extra 10lbs of knock out power. Plus being in camp with Fury and Andy Lee. Could see a Parker win in the middle rounds, or he'll win on points.